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QUESTION
Will organizations that were denied funding last year be able to receive funding in the current cycle?
3:07:21
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Commissioner Laurie Cumbo informs that organizations that were "zeroed out" and denied funding in the previous year will unfortunately not be able to capture some of the funding in the current fiscal year due to a lack of resources.
- The council member expresses concern for the groups that had their funding significantly decreased or eliminated.
- She emphasizes the need for a "safety net award" for organizations doing critical work.
- Concerns are raised about issues with the panel process for funding decisions, such as panels being too short and panelists being underprepared.
Carlina Rivera
3:07:21
So I appreciate that because I, you know, how long everything takes to be you know, implemented, finalized.
3:07:29
So the money is coming from the administration.
Laurie Cumbo
3:07:32
Correct.
Carlina Rivera
3:07:32
Okay.
3:07:33
And let me just ask because you said it would it's not baseline.
3:07:35
It's gonna be added at adoption because you mentioned the reforms and you mentioned the look back.
Laurie Cumbo
3:07:40
Mhmm.
Carlina Rivera
3:07:40
So is there a look back?
3:07:41
Because I'm worried about the the groups that were zeroed out last year.
3:07:46
And when we're looking at even fiscal year 23, those those organizations, will they be able to to to capture some of this award money, the ones that were zeroed out in the last run.
Laurie Cumbo
3:07:58
You will not be able to capture some of that funding, unfortunately.
3:08:02
There's just not resources available to do that.
3:08:04
But this is something that we are going to look at moving forward in order to implement.
Carlina Rivera
3:08:12
K.
3:08:12
Well, I mean, some of them are here.
3:08:14
So you'll you'll hear from them.
3:08:15
I I think the safety net award clearly is something that we need, especially for those organizations that are doing critical work.
3:08:23
It's just for those groups that were zeroed out and and significantly decreased I mean they're they're really, really struggling.
3:08:30
I know you know that.
3:08:33
In terms of process, you know, the panel also has is is significant in terms of how this entire thing really goes about.
3:08:44
So I think you mentioned some reforms to the panel process.
3:08:47
I know we talked about it in the past.
3:08:49
There have been many, many concerns and complaints about the panels being too short.
3:08:54
People on the panel being under prepared without understanding of the impact of the scoring Mhmm.
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